Erik Waaler (5 April 1910 – 28 March 1991) was a Norwegian shipping executive.
He was born in Kristiania as a son of Thorleif Waaler (1877–1920) and Elise Skovli (1887–1943).
He finished his secondary education in 1930 and took Oslo Commerce School in 1931.
[2] He was hired as a sub-director in Bergenske Dampskibsselskab in 1949,[3] and was the company's chief executive officer from 1961 to 1967.
The night before the company's stockholders' meeting in 1967, Waaler decided to retire, probably after pressure from money loaners.